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Strategic appraisal : United States air and space power in the 21st century / / edited by Zalmay Khalilzad, Jeremy Shapiro
| Strategic appraisal : United States air and space power in the 21st century / / edited by Zalmay Khalilzad, Jeremy Shapiro |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, Project Air Force, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxviii, 481 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 358.400973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KhalilzadZalmay
ShapiroJeremy |
| Soggetto topico |
Air power - United States
Astronautics, Military - United States World politics - 21st century |
| ISBN | 0-8330-3246-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
PREFACE; FIGURES; TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION: THE PRICE OF SUCCESS; WHAT HAS STAYED THE SAME; WHAT HAS CHANGED; EMERGING CHALLENGES; EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES; GETTING PAST SUCCESS; Part I THE GEOPOLITICAL CONTEXT FOR AEROSPACE POWER; Chapter Two FORCES FOR WHAT? GEOPOLITICAL CONTEXT AND AIR FORCE CAPABILITIES; THE GEOPOLITICAL CONTEXT; U.S. REQUIREMENTS FOR MILITARY FORCES; THE MATURATION OF U.S. AEROSPACE POWER: CAPABILITIES OF TODAY'S FORCES; CHALLENGES FOR THE USAF; CONCLUSION: CREATING OPTIONS; REFERENCES
Chapter Three THE FUTURE OF U.S. COERCIVE AIRPOWERTHE AMERICAN WAY OF COERCION; ADVERSARY COUNTERCOERCIVE STRATEGIES: A TAXONOMY; THE FUTURE OF U.S. COERCIVE AIRPOWER; REFERENCES; Part II WHERE DOES THE USAF NEED TO GO?; Chapter Four MODERNIZING THE COMBAT FORCES: NEAR-TERM OPTIONS; MISSIONS; CONDITIONS AND CONSTRAINTS; ROLES OF AIR AND SPACE FORCES; MODERNIZATION-KEY CONSIDERATIONS; FORCE MIX ALTERNATIVES; APPROACH; FORCE MIX RECOMMENDATIONS; COST SENSITIVITIES; SSCs AND ONGOING DEPLOYMENTS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter Five SPACE CHALLENGES; CURRENT SPACE ACTIVITIES; MOTIVATIONS FOR CHANGE FUTURE CHOICESWAYS AHEAD; REFERENCES; Chapter Six U.S. MILITARY OPPORTUNITIES: INFORMATION-WARFARE CONCEPTS OF OPERATION; INTRODUCTION; EMERGING ASYMMETRIC STRATEGIES; DEVELOPING OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS FOR FUTURE OFFENSIVE INFORMATION WARFARE; COMPARING THE FOUR CONOPS; REFERENCES; WHY A REEVALUATION OF U.S. NUCLEAR POLICY IS NEEDED, AND WHY PEOPLE SHOULD CARE; THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT: THE LEGACY, LESSONS, AND CONSTRAINTS; WHY NUKES?; AND WHY NOT; WHERE NUCLEAR WEAPONS MIGHT FIT; A SPECTRUM OF NUCLEAR OPTIONS; ISSUES AFFECTING U.S. CHOICES OF A FUTURE NUCLEAR STRATEGY SO, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter Eight COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND BALLISTIC MISSILES; WMD CHARACTERISTICS AND SCENARIOS; RESPONDING TO THE WMD THREAT: POTENTIAL AIR FORCE INITIATIVES; POTENTIAL AIR FORCE TMD INITIATIVES; POTENTIAL AIR FORCE NMD INITIATIVES; SUMMARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Part III SUPPORTING FUTURE FORCES; Chapter Nine PROVIDING ADEQUATE ACCESS FOR EXPEDITIONARY AEROSPACE FORCES; OVERTURE1; ACCESS YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW; ACCESS OPTIONS: FROM "PURE" STRATEGIES TO A PORTFOLIO; BUILDING THE PORTFOLIO: EIGHT RECOMMENDATIONS; CONCLUDING REMARKS REFERENCESChapter Ten A VISION FOR AN EVOLVING AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM; ACS DECISIONS AND THEIR "TRADE SPACE"; AN ANALYTIC FRAMEWORK FOR STRATEGIC ACS PLANNING; KEY FINDINGS FROM ACS MODELING RESEARCH; OVERVIEW OF A GLOBAL ACS SYSTEM; STRATEGIC AND LONG-TERM PLANNING FOR THE ACS SYSTEM; REFERENCES; Chapter Eleven STRATEGIC SOURCING IN THE AIR FORCE; STRATEGIC SOURCING AND SUPPLY-CHAIN ALIGNMENT; WHY IS THE AIR FORCE INTERESTED IN OUTSOURCING?; POLICY ALTERNATIVES RELEVANT TO AN AIR FORCE STRATEGIC SOURCING PROGRAM PURSUING STRATEGIC SOURCING AND SUPPLY-CHAIN ALIGNMENT IN COMPETITIVE SOURCING |
| Altri titoli varianti | United States air and space power in the 21st century |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220107803321 |
| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, Project Air Force, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The U.S. Army and the new national security strategy / / edited by Lynn E. Davis and Jeremy Shapiro
| The U.S. Army and the new national security strategy / / edited by Lynn E. Davis and Jeremy Shapiro |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.00973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DavisLynn E <1943-> (Lynn Etheridge)
ShapiroJeremy |
| Soggetto topico |
National security - United States
World politics - 21st century |
| ISBN | 0-8330-3413-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One; INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two; THE NEW NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY; The U.S. National Security Strategy; The National Military Strategy; The Army's Transformation; Conclusion; References; Chapter Three; THE U.S. ARMY AND THE OFFENSIVE WAR ON TERRORISM; Introduction; The Look of Things to Come; Chapter Four; DEFINING THE ARMY'S HOMELAND SECURITY NEEDS; Introduction; Providing for Homeland Security; The Army's Approach to Homeland Security; Homeland Security Environment: New and Uncertain
Estimating the Army's Homeland Security NeedsStructuring the Army for Homeland Security; Implications of Homeland Security Requirements for Other Army Missions; Conclusions and Recommendations; References; Chapter Five; THE SHIFT TO ASIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. LAND POWER; U.S. Interests and Alliances in the Asia-Pacific; The Asian Operating Environment; Possible Security Challenges in Asia; Implications for the U.S. Army; Conclusion: The Hardest Change of All; References; Chapter Six; PREPARING FOR COALITION OPERATIONS; Lessons Learned from Past Coalitions; Recommendations for the Future ConclusionReferences; Chapter Seven; TRANSFORMATION AND THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF JOINTNESS: LESSONS FOR THE ARMY FROM THE PERSIAN GULF, KOSOVO, AND AFGHANISTAN; Introduction; The Move Toward Jointness at the End of the Vietnam War; Jointness and the Campaigns of the Post-Cold War Era: The Persian Gulf War, Kosovo, and Afghanistan; Army Transformation and Jointness; Where Does the Army Go From Here?; Final Note; References; Chapter Eight; PREPARING THE ARMY FOR JOINT OPERATIONS; Promoting "Jointness"; Joint Control of Forces; An Expeditionary Army; Forcible Entry; Air-Land Operations ConclusionReferences; Chapter Nine; MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE FIGHT; Introduction; The Army's Deployment Goals; The Strategic Mobility Triad; Future Strategic Mobility: The Case of the SBCT; Possible Deployment Enhancements; Conclusions; References; Chapter Ten; TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE: THE FUTURE OF ARMY PERSONNEL; Recruiting the Right Talent; Managing Assignment and Deployment; Cost-Effective Training; Compensating and Supporting Soldiers and Families; Conclusion; References; Chapter Eleven; MAKING THE POWER PROJECTION ARMY A REALITY; Strategies for Shrinking the Logistics Footprint Extending These StrategiesConclusions; References; Chapter Twelve; RESOURCING THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ARMY; Has Strategy Driven Funding?; How Much Funding Might the Army Get?; What Are the Resourcing Impacts of Terrorist Attacks?; Is the Army Transformation Affordable?; Conclusion; References; Chapter Thirteen; REFINING ARMY TRANSFORMATION; The Search for Faster Deployment; Designing a Full-Spectrum Force; Turbulence and Small Deployments; And What About the Reserves?; The Push for More Jointness; Fighting in Coalitions; Paying for It All; Conclusion; References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220083103321 |
| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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